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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
Bayswater
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
begun
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
chair
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
Christina
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
climbed
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
depressed
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
dire
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
district
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
down
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
dragging
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
drove
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
fall
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
far-off
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
feeling
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
fine
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
footsteps
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
half-way
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
hoax
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From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
horrid
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
indignant
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
joke
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
kind
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
KNOW
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From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
letter
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
lodgings
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
long
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
LOT
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From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
miserable
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
MONEY
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From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
necessity
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
only
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
out
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
park
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
penny
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
person
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
play
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
practical
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
rain
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
room
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
S
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
sat
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
saving
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
seemed
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
stairs
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
stupid
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From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
think
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From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
tired
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
very
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
W
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
walk
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
want
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose I was stupid to think it could be anything but a hoax.
weary
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From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
well
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
wet
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From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Christina, having climbed the stairs to her room with weary, dragging footsteps, sat down on her one chair, feeling tired, depressed, and indignant.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The dire necessity of saving her every penny, drove her to walk from Bayswater to her far-off lodgings in the S.W. district, and as a fine rain had begun to fall long before she was half-way across the park, she was not only worn out and miserable, but very wet as well.
WORTH
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From this reading "I KNOW THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
written
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From this reading But the letter seemed so kind, not as if it were written by a horrid person who would want to play a practical joke."
